Information on the continental drift, fossil distribution, and the dynamics of plate tectonics.

Kid-friendly explanation and graphics on plate tectonics.

An international project based in Australia, which aims for interoperable plate tectonic data and geodynamic computing services for research purposes. Offers information about their research activities, publications, and resources.

Explains the history of the new understanding of the Earth, with an overview of the theory and its mechanisms. Also offers a number of animations.

Offers open source desktop software for the interactive visualization of plate-tectonics. Includes a guide for users, features, and screenshots.

Presents a world map depicting horizontal velocities and deformation in plate boundary zones.

A substantial collection of resources on the tectonic effects of high speed impacts of asteroids or comets on terrestrial planets.

An institute of the University of Iceland offering research and graduate studies focusing on the Iceland region. Describes their programs, with background on volcanoes, earthquakes, and Icelandic geology.

A project to illustrate plate tectonics and the distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years. Includes details of their research projects, with a substantial library of maps and animations, and a discussion of the planet's climate history.

Talks about the three spreading systems that factored in the formation, as well as the development of hotspots, in the region.

Includes animation of the continental drift, plus information on the history of the earth's tectonic activity.

The story of continents drifting from place to place breaking apart, colliding, and grinding against each other. Plus data on tectonic globe, article archive, and ocean floors.

An academic study of an active tectonic region in the Central Asia Deformation area, as an example of intraplate tectonics, based on evidence from the Altai and Sayan mountains.

A resource for educators, with notes, animations, and interactive maps.

Includes links to current research, structural models, publications, maps, and related topics.

Talks about the origin and mechanics of the forces responsible for tectonic plate movements. Plus profile of the author, discussions and conclusions.

Contains original scientific contributions in analytical, synthetic, and integrative tectonics.

A publication from the USGS about the theory and mechanisms of plate tectonics, available online and as a download in PDF format.

Offers interactive maps of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics covering the world, the Arctic, and the Antarctic.

An extensive article about the development of the theory of plate tectonics, and its implications for our understanding of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, the formation of mountain ranges, and sea floor formations.